The RotCast Episode #40 – Star Trekkin

Or: “To Boldly Go Off On Web Nerds“… Whoo boy, I’m a little nervous to let this one out into the wild, thanks to the last 20 minutes or so in which Dave and I go at length dissecting our sore spots in relation to the movie news community, all while Andrea sits silently wondering where she went wrong to deserve such punishment. And oh yea, we talk Star Trek too.

Good podcast guys. Found out about it today thanks to a tweet from James B.

One thing I’d like to mention for the record is that Harry wasn’t the first guy to come up with the movie news website idea. My site predates Harry’s by a year and he’s gone on the record saying that mine served as inspiration to make AICN. You should do a show about the politics of movie news websites! Hell guys, I’ll volunteer my services as a guest commentator and offer my perspective on it. Maybe give Devin @ CHUD a ring too since he seems to be at the center of the discussion these days.

If you want me to put a good word in with the Devinator, let me know. You never know. I have 100% faith that he is the most passionate person writing for movie websites today. Even if you think he’s full of shit, the man backs up his criticisms with evidence and a deep respect for film. He’s also vocal about internet ethics and I’ve slowly been learning myself that the game that’s played today is different from the game played 5 years ago. But I’m still new to returning and Devin’s been constantly on top of the game for at least 10 years without a break. He’s most likely got the best take on what the state of this medium is right now.